Effective as of September 3, 2020
As the owner of CyclingAbout, I understand that your privacy is of critical importance. This Privacy Policy describes what information I collect from you via CyclingAbout and how I use and disclose such information.
My Use of Cookies
A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed. Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that I store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
I use cookies for the following purposes:
(a) authentication – I use cookies to identify you when you visit my website and as you navigate my website;
(b) status – I use cookies to help me to determine if you are logged into my website;
(c) security – I use cookies as an element of the security measures used to protect user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to protect my website and services generally;
(d) advertising – I use cookies to help me to display advertisements that will be relevant to you; and
(e) analysis – I use cookies to help us to analyze the use and performance of my website and services;
I use Google Analytics to analyze the use of my website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to my website is used to create reports about the use of my website. Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can, however, obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:
(a) https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en (Chrome);
(b) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences (Firefox);
(c) http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/ (Opera);
(d) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);
(e) https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411 (Safari); and
(f) https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge).
Please note that blocking cookies may have a negative impact on the functions of many websites, including CyclingAbout. Some features of CyclingAbout may cease to be available to you.
Interest-Based Advertising
Advertising
CyclingAbout is affiliated with CMI Marketing, Inc., d/b/a CafeMedia (“CafeMedia”) for the purposes of placing advertising on CyclingAbout, and CafeMedia will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about CafeMedia’s data usage, click here: www.cafemedia.com/publisher-advertising-privacy-policy
Email Addresses
I may collect your email address, but only if you voluntarily provide it to me. This may occur, for example, if you sign up to receive an email newsletter. If you have provided your email address to me, I promise to use it only for the purposes for which it is provided. I will not use your email address to contact you for unrelated reasons.
Registration or Account Data
I may collect other information from you when you register with CyclingAbout in order to use various features. Such information could include your name, screen name, and password (this is encrypted). As you use CyclingAbout, I could collect other data that you provide voluntarily (such as comments that you post).
Sale of Business or Assets
In the event that CyclingAbout or substantially all of its assets is sold or disposed of as a going concern, whether by merger, sale of assets or otherwise, or in the event of an insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership, the information I have collected about you may be one of the assets sold or merged in connection with that transaction.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
I may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy will always be posted on CyclingAbout, with the “Effective Date” posted at the top of the Policy. I may revise and update this Privacy Policy if my practices change, as technology changes, or as I add new services or change existing ones. If I make any material changes to my Privacy Policy or how I handle your personal information, or if I am going to use any personal information in a manner that is materially different from that stated in my Privacy Policy at the time I collected such information, I will give you a reasonable opportunity to consent to the change. If you do not consent, your personal information will be used as agreed to under the terms of the Privacy Policy in effect at the time I obtained that information. By using CyclingAbout or services after the Effective Date, you are deemed to consent to my then-current privacy policy. I will use information previously obtained in accordance with the Privacy Policy in effect when the information was obtained from you.
Contacting Me
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the practices of CyclingAbout, please contact me at alee (at) cyclingabout.com.